kente cloth
Ghanaian fabric made of strips that are woven from silk, cotton or rayon using horizontal looms
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kente cloth
Summary
kente cloth is a woven fabric[1]. It draws 2,252 Wikipedia views per month (woven_fabric category, ranking #1,545 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- kente cloth is in the country of Ghana[3].
- kente cloth's instance of is recorded as woven fabric[4].
- kente cloth is made of silk[5].
- kente cloth is made of cotton[6].
- kente cloth is made of rayon[7].
- The location of kente cloth was Ashanti Region[8].
- kente cloth is a type of African textiles[9].
- kente cloth is a type of stripweave[10].
- kente cloth is used for festive clothing[11].
- kente cloth is used for regalia[12].
- kente cloth's Commons category is recorded as Kente[13].
- kente cloth's described by source is recorded as African Textiles[14].
- kente cloth's fabrication method is recorded as stripweave[15].
- kente cloth's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Register – Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ghana[16].
- kente cloth's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[17].
- kente cloth's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[18].
- kente cloth's has pattern is recorded as geometric pattern[19].
- kente cloth's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wiki project Pagne Africain[20].
- kente cloth's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[21].
Body
Definition and Type
kente cloth's instance of is recorded as woven fabric[4]. Recorded subclass of include African textiles[9] and stripweave[10].
Use and Application
Recorded has use include festive clothing[11] and regalia[12].
Why It Matters
kente cloth draws 2,252 Wikipedia views per month (woven_fabric category, ranking #1,545 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]